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The Great Bible 1539
| 23:1 | A psalme of Dauid. The Lord is my shepherde, therfore can I lack nothing. |
| 23:2 | He shall fede me in a grene pasture, & leade me forth besyde the waters of comforte. |
| 23:3 | He shall conuerte my soule, & brynge me forth in the pathes of ryghteousnes for hys names sake. |
| 23:4 | Yee though I walke thorowe the valleye of the shadow of death, I wyll feare no euell, for thou art wt me thy rodde & thy staffe comforte me. |
| 23:5 | Thou shalt prepare a table before me agaynst them that trouble me: thou hast anoynted my head wt oyle, & my cuppe shalbe full. |
| 23:6 | But louynge kyndnes & mercy shall folowe me all the dayes of my lyfe. & I wyll dwell in the house of the Lord for euer. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."